Actually it was his original compositions, no copyrighted material involved. Did you read the link i posted? He says exactly that.
Yep, about 8% of commercial dvds are not css encrypted, i have a criterion disc sitting on the shelf next to me that isn’t. I can transcode it straight from the vobs on the disc, no ripping required. Just verified that was the case. Don’t use an example of being right as proof that i’m wrong, that is just silly.
Except that is incorrect and they are and this conversation about this exact issue is taking place all over the internet. There have been a number of articles about exactly this happening. Even content using music from youtube’s copyright free library has been tagged. Just because you don’t follow the news on these events doesn’t mean you can assume them away.
Good one. At least you have a sense of humor, that is good to know.
I’m not anti-business, but i most certainly am against the special privileges afforded corporations and the harm that many of them have done to everything from our freedoms to the environment to our health with no repercussions. delineated, informed, opinion, no assumptions necessary.
More importantly, I don’t believe in the very recent modern invention of IP and copyright. Every golden age in history has been preceded with the open sharing of work. Every great invention is built off the backs of many that came before it. Every artist is inspired by the artists that came before them. If the modern copyright system supported artists instead of hurting them, if it encouraged innovation instead of stifling it, i’d be for it. The world benefits tremendously when information is shared openly and freely. I believe in the commons and what serves the greater good over. The idea that locking everything down was the only way that we could create financial incentive for innovation was childish and grossly mistaken and has hurt innovation and will only continue to do so more and more. It hurts the creators rather then help them. It helps the people profiting from these laws of which a very very small percent are the creators themselves.
I do. Which is why i address not dismiss. I never assume you points away, or assume you are wrong until you prove otherwise, i make a counter point which shows both understanding and presents a different opinion. An approach I recommend to all trying to encourage discourse and the broadening of perspectives. Some of my best conversations on these threads are with people i disagree with when they present points in new ways I hadn’t considered.
